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18th-century King of Patan

Visvajit Malla
King of Patan
Reign1758–1760
PredecessorRajya Prakash Malla
SuccessorJaya Prakash Malla
BornNepal
Died1760
SpouseChandralakshmi
DynastyMalla

Vishvajit Malla (Nepali: विश्वजित मल्ल) was a Malla dynasty king and the King of Patan. He succeeded Rajya Prakash Malla and reigned from 1758 until his murder in 1760.

Life

According to a chronicle, he was a son of Vishnu Malla's daughter. He was assassinated by the nobles at the gate of Taleju temple in 1760. The nobles then installed Jayaprakash Malla of Kantipur to rule Patan.

References

  1. ^ Shaha, Rishikesh. Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). Kathmandu, Nepal: University of Cambridge. pp. 77–78.
  2. Burleigh, Peter (16 February 2022). "A Chronology of Later Kings of Patan" (PDF). University of Cambridge: 67.
  3. Regmi, Mahesh C. "Regmi Research Series". German Oriental Society. 5: 204–205.
Preceded byRajya Prakash Malla King of Patan
1758–1760
Succeeded byJaya Prakash Malla
Malla dynasty rulers
Kathmandu Valley
Kantipur
Lalitpur
Bhaktapur
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